Captured By His Indifference [Completed]

Chapter Thirteen

Yvah Cattaleya Ruō

Muntik na kong mapatay ni Zylaine kahapon eh! Malay ko bang kakagatin nila yung sinabi ko na 'barya lang para umaga este para sa cheer.' Tsaka papalitan ko naman yung supplies eh, bakit kailangan nya na lang laging magalit? Peri si Cyanide wala namang sinabi? Hay ewan ba kay Zylaine napaka-frustrated generation nya eh!

Namili na ko nung supplies kasi yun talaga balak ko, kaso di ko akalaing ganun ang nagamit ko. Isang rim din palang bond paper ang nabawas ko.

"Having trouble?"

Napapitlag ako ng madinig ang boses sa likod ko, nasa isang part kasi ako ng bilihan ng mga school supplies. Paglingon ko ay nakita ko ang captain nila Cyanide sa basketball.

"Mike,"

"Kumusta?"

"Err... Heto, buying supplies."

"Would you mind if I help?"

Help? Abuh welcome na welcome!

"Sure."

Kaya ang ending kasama ko si Mike na bilhin yung supplies. Nag-insist pa ako na ilibre sya kahit man lang ng burger at fries para sa naging tulong nya.

"Graduating na pala kayo,"

"Kaya nga eh, mami-miss ko yung Margen Koi."

"Kami next year pa eh."

"Galingan mo pa lalo magcheer sa mga athelete ng school, tingin ko natutuwa sila."

The first time someone complimented me, napayuko ako. If someone would compliment me, it's more of my mom and Cyanide though he does it silently.

"Nga pala, Yvah right?"

"Ano yun?"

"Would you mind if I call you Cattaleya?"

Napatulala lang ako sa kanya at bahagyang tumango. I heard him laugh, it's a sound I think I would love to listen.

"Tara, ihahatid na kita."

"Uhm, no need. Susunduin na lang ako ng mom ko dito."

"Sigurado ka?"

"Mm. Thanks again, Mike."

Nang maka-alis sya, ilang minuto lang ay dumating ang driver ni mom.

"How was your day young miss?"

"Good."

Eversince it was only me and my mom. My parents got divorced base na rin sa payo ng lola ni Cyanide kay mom. Yes, my mom knew Cyanide's grandmother, while me, Uoiea and Cyanide knew each other since senior high school kaya naman ganun na lang ang tiwala ni mom sa dalawang yun. Everytging about my life before I met them was a total problem. Yun yung panahong di pa naghihiwalay ang parents ko, madalas silang mag-away. My dad used to hate me, like kasalanan ko bang mamatay ang kakambal ko?

Yes. I had a twin. He's a he. He died due to an accident nung bata pa kami, my mom used to tell me na wala akong kasalanan, pero kung hindi siguro ako lumabas nung araw na yun, he won't die. Sometimes I think dad was right. But I remember what Cyanide told me that time when I told them about it.

"Blame yourself all you want. But do you think your twin will blame you? Go on and tell yourself you killed him. But the fact that you are also killing yourself, would your mom be happy?

Aside from blaming yourself, why don't you live two lives - yours and your brother and make your mom happy?"

Napangiti ako. It's the first he talked like that and the day I had fallen for him, but not in a romantic way. He became a brother figure to me.